News and Stories
POP in the Community
At Prince of Peace, we are serious about loving God and loving people, and we want to share stories about how POP has impacted the community. You can see some of these stories on YouTube, and in the videos below. Do you have a story to share? Contact Nina at [email protected].
POP News
Prince of Peace Welcomes Adam Giebner as Choir Director
Dear Prince of Peace, We are excited to announce the hiring of Adam Giebner as our new choir director. Adam will start in this part-time role on Monday, August 5, just in time to bring our choir and ensembles back from the summer break. Adam’s extensive choral background in various schools and churches will be a valuable addition to the congregation. […]
Tanzania Mission Trip: Friday (7/19) Update
Well folks, as they sometimes say here in Tanzania, “time is rushing”. Our time is coming to a close. Hard to believe that two weeks are nearly complete. So this will be our final update for this journey… Here goes: We spent two nights and parts of three days in Ruaha National Park – one of the […]
A Message From Pastor Paul Dean: Tuesday, July 16 2024
Greetings from Tanzania, It is closing in at midnight here late Monday in Iringa. We have spent the last five days visiting, worshiping, and building strong relational ties with our partner congregation and community in Ilambo. Ilambo is an impoverished community in the mountains of central Tanzania that Prince of Peace has been working closely […]
Tanzania Mission Trip: Monday (7/15) Update
This will be a longer post as we experienced many things during these five days. We have all returned safely from our five day visit to Ilambo. If we were all honest with ourselves, we were all a bit nervous/excited about this part of our journey, but in the end, we would all say God exceeded […]
Tanzania Mission Trip: Wednesday (7/10) Update
Tuesday began with an orientation at DIRA – which is the equivalent of the St. Paul Area Synod office. We learned about the partnership between St. Paul and Iringa. We learned about the reforestation project called Millions of Trees, Dignity for Daughters which teaches young women how to care for their bodies (health education), St. Paul Partners […]
Tanzania Mission Trip: Monday (7/8) Update
After two very long days of travel, we arrived safely in Iringa – our kind of home base. We had bus troubles going from Dar es Salaam to Iringa. Everything worked out fine. We just arrived about five hours late and ate dinner at 11:00 pm Sunday night. Today, Monday, was our day to recover from all the […]